Who voted for this GG? Why is this bloke representing a pommy queen in Australia in the 21st century?

Viva la Revolution!

Commenter

Bob

Location

The Bush

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 3:37PM

He or she is appointed by the Prime Minister in accordance with the Constitution. If its constitutional change you are after, your revolution might be difficult gain traction. The alternative is to make your way to the nearest international airport and deport yourself to a republic of your chosing.

Commenter

Llama Farma

Location

Canberra

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 4:06PM

There’s a streak of nastiness and ignorance in many of these comments.It’s worth noting this ceremony is no different to previous swearing in ceremonies of Governors General, and the only new addition to the GG’s title is ‘Sir’ and the post nominal AK, instead of AC.The rest of the pomp and ceremony is a uniquely Australian hybrid- not unlike our Parliamentary system, our courts, our military and our public service. Uniquely Australia, but a product of our heritage- it is what it is, get over it.Knighthoods are not inherited- this is not a peerage, in fact for most of Australia’s modern history preeminent men and women have been awarded either imperial knighthoods or knighthoods in the Order of Australia.New Zealand has reinstated knighthoods- and while it is a British influenced title it is clear it is very New Zealand.

Commenter

Relaxed

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 3:04PM

@trickster here here!

Commenter

the PM for Public Relations

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 2:16PM

So now the fool Hockey has the states treasurers selling of assets to build roads!!! When will this stupidity end???

Commenter

Get Real

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 2:15PM

From now on he is just plain old Cosgrove to me.

Commenter

fair go

Location

forster, nsw

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:42PM

So let me get this straight - he's now a Governor General General or General Governor General? Or is it Sir General Governor General? Or maybe General Governor General Sir?

Commenter

Rocky

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:37PM

straight out of Gilbert and Sullivan

Commenter

Ausgaia

Location

Australia

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:52PM

And THANK YOU Judith Ireland, Alex Elinghausen and Andrew Meares. It's been great. Keep up the good work on reporting the Court Circular and Vice-Regal Notices and News.

Commenter

Pluto

Location

Melbourne

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:32PM

Not surprised to see Bishop opposing the UN resolution to conduct a war crimes inquiry into Sri Lanka, gotta protect the decision to give them two free boats to continue the tyranny. The degradation of Australian International standards continue.

Commenter

Get Real

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:26PM

I'm speechless!!

Commenter

Amro

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 2:42PM

6 weeks off

Lol why?

Commenter

Toby

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:22PM

After the last 2 weeks Abbott has to go away and come up with some more slogans and excuses.

Commenter

Get Real

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:27PM

Its to give the Australian Wet Lettuce Party more time to dream up ways to accuse the speaker of being biased.

Commenter

Llama Farma

Location

Canberra

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:45PM

I notice, from the photo, that Tony has taken up tap-dancing. If you can't govern, entertain!

Commenter

Pluto

Location

Melbourne

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:10PM

He appears to have a very short future in his present position.

Commenter

No Hope

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:28PM

Just having a day off from The Limbo.

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:31PM

Today Tony looks as comfortable as an NRL front rower in a suit on Coleman Medal night.

Feeling a bit of pressure?

Commenter

Vacqueyras

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:05PM

Well he has spent a lot of time sitting beside BB, it would be enough to make the most hardy look uncomfortable.

Commenter

Get Real

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:15PM

Sounds like misogyny to me, get Real. You're not wearing a blue tie by any chance?

Commenter

Llama Farma

Location

Canberra

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:35PM

Hockey at the moment is trying to sell the states the idea that they sell off everything and put the money into ROADS. Will somebody get it into his head that the infrastructure we need is (1) rail and (2) fibre to the node.

A great day for Australia particularly given the bully boy tactics of the ALP yesterday. Good to see a new GG who will work for and with all Australians, at last. A new positive era begins.

Commenter

enough is enough

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:49PM

"Bully boy tactics", I see the sooks are still smarting from yesterdays call out of their overtly bias speaker. Chin old boy it is only 2.5 more years of embarrassment before we have a real government back.

Commenter

Get Real

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:14PM

Has anyone seen Lord Archer?

Commenter

His Excellency The Most High Pen of hypocrisy

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:46PM

Is that Lord Lucan at the back?

Commenter

His Excellency The Most High Pen of hypocrisy

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:28PM

I noticed an elderly white balding man with a moustache.Last I heard he was reported to be in Africa, perhaps he's over to help George legislate the forthcoming apartheid laws.

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:41PM

So, 'Are we there yet'?

Commenter

Jump

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:27PM

Shorten - "a great gift"? What a suck!

As far as I am concerned," the entire Cosgrove family" can take back their Peter and Lynne because Australia needs to become a republic. The sooner the better!

Shorten, your days are numbered as leader of the opposition. You will never become Australia's PM.

Commenter

Sharron

Location

Canberra

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:07PM

Come on down Jason Clare.

Commenter

Sarah of Carnegie

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:22PM

When compared to Abbott anybody could and would do at better job.

Commenter

Get Real

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:39PM

Sharron...Can you please explain why 'Australia needs to become a republic. The sooner the better'.Can you outline to us how this will make this nation any better....What will be the one significant difference we will see if it was to happen?Who will replace the GG as head of state and how could he/she provide all of us with something better than what we already have?Australia is a nation which was born under the guidance of Britain. Our culture (forget multi-cultures)...Australia's culture, is that of Britain and I for one am proud of that......Please tell us where you would prefer to see us lean......Islam perhaps?Republicans such as yourself will always crow that we need to be a republic, yet you can not offer us one true benefit that we will see from it......Long live the Queen!!

Commenter

Jack

Location

Dublin

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:41PM

jack - seriously - when QEII shuffles off the mortal coil we get a boy only his mother could love - Chas III ("the Underemployed") - although I think our PM would be impressed and comforted by his auricular magnicence

Commenter

rod steiger

Location

toukley

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:53PM

Jack you'll love the book I've just received."The Further Adventures of The Queen Mum" by Harry Hill, it's a ripper.Coffee table quality.

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:05PM

Where's Marg she's missing all the pomp.

Commenter

Amro

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:27PM

That awkward moment when every dignitary recognises the traditional owners, except the prime minister for Aboriginal Affairs. What a joke. I loved watching him squirm. "I ahhh knew I aggghh forgot to um add something". He was more than liberal with the anachronistic British titles though.

Commenter

PM4lyf

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:02PM

Yeh I noticed that too appalling.

Commenter

Amro

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:20PM

Ironic, isn't it?

Commenter

Jump

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:25PM

Apparently he is also the Minster for Women!

Commenter

Get Real

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:38PM

apparently he also triples as the Prime Minister!! Can't see him carrying that off

Commenter

rod steiger

Location

toukley

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:48PM

My question would be why is it necessary for EVERY dignitary to acknowledge the traditional owners. I have always been of the opinion that once the traditional owners have been acknowledged it should not be said bey every single person that speaks.

Commenter

Gary

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:49PM

If we love recognising the Aboriginals then let's be sincere and share their flag - then we can genuinely move toward a republic and throw off the imperial shackles.

Commenter

Trickster

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:25PM

@Gary I suppose my question is why the Prime Minister didnt acknowledge the lady who welcomed him to country. He's bestowed himself with the title of the PM for Aboriginal Affairs. I think he will forever be remembered as the PM for self congratulatory honorific titles. A joke.

Commenter

answer

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:36PM

Lost me at "so help me God". When do we put an end to the imaginary friend stuff?

Commenter

Eric

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:58AM

May I refer you to:

"Is it not written in your law, I said, You are gods" (Jn. 10:34-6).

Yep, men?

Commenter

His Excellency The Most High Pen of hypocrisy

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:21PM

In a free country you can believe what you like but you cannot force others to have your beliefs. I respect your belief in 'No God'. Can you respect the belief of others?

Commenter

Cwitty

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:22PM

Good luck with the Jesuits in power, both sides of the duopoly.

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:24PM

What a load of Upper class citizenary rubbish, another massive cost on the Australian people for a pomp and circumstance good for nothing but ego's position.Will Sir Cosgrove for go his pension while his snout is in the GG trough.

Commenter

NITRO GANGSTER

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:55PM

Cwitty

Actually, NO! Fifty years of study in the subject dictates my answer.

Commenter

His Excellency The Most High Pen of hypocrisy

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:04PM

These are supposed to be journalists reporting here. Simple mistakes that should be caught and corrected

"They are signing the National Anthem, accompanied by a big and brassy band"

Commenter

Are these really Journalists reporting

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:55AM

Settle petal.Next stately occasion it will be God Save The Queen sung by the Tabernacle Choir (in tongues).

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:35PM

What do you expect from the literature equivalent of seagulls?

Commenter

Lama farma

Location

Canberra

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:10PM

Wow allot of petty unnecessary comments on here today. Says more about the writers than the occasion. One day we will be a republic until then this is what it is.

Commenter

j Walker

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:53AM

The Pulse @ 11:30am.

"... vocation to public laugh"? Is that a deliberate slip, Judith? If it is, I like it!

Commenter

Lewis

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:49AM

Cos holds a letter of appointment from the UK Queen in one hand and the bible that next to no one understands in the other hand. In other words we are clueless.

Commenter

Pen of hrba

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:48AM

Most Australian's support the idea of Knighthoods and Dames as reported in polls last week. Most Australian's voted for Tony Abbott to govern. But this doesn't stop the left from preaching from their self appointed pulpit about how we all should behave and how the duly elected PM should act. The left are too often the enemy of the majority and disrespect the majority. Let the left remain 'the natural party of protest' for a long time to come, and let the rest of us (i.e. the majority) move on in the real world.

Commenter

With the Majority

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:46AM

Huh??!? Was there a poll on Knights & Dames last week??

Commenter

Lewis

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:52AM

Most Australian's support the idea of Knighthoods and Dames as reported in polls last week.

Which polls were those, because I completely missed them. The best I could see was that the largest number of Australians were actually wondering why this was happening at all when they had more pressing priorities.

Commenter

Whyalla Wipeout

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:54AM

And which poll was that? An internal poll of the Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy?

Commenter

RedFred

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:58AM

What poll? The Monarchists' Magazine? And the announcement only happened this week?! In any case, I refuse to believe Australians are THAT silly (yeah, I realise many voted for Abbott but surely they have some self-respect).

Commenter

Passionfruit

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:00PM

you can't even manage proper use of the apostrophe. Please.

Commenter

Reciprocity

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:01PM

Do you realise the bias in your statements ensure that they are seen as nothing other than subjective? For example, since Tuesday, I didn't get the impression that the majority of people agreed with Knights/Dames - quite the opposite (if you look at how frequently it was ridiculed across different media platforms). And yes, personally, I don't agree with it.

Commenter

Jump

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:05PM

What are you smoking !? Which "majority" is in favour of Knights & Dames and which survey are you talking about, your own at the local RSL ?

Commenter

Lefty

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:10PM

Nor, apparently, does it stop the 'right' (love the 1950s Cold War terminology) from preaching from their own self appointed pulpit. With the Majority, I'm expecting that when inevitably at some point you have to change your name to With the Minority, you won't give everybody your views on how we should behave and how the duly elected Labor PM should act.

By the way, what is a self-appointed pulpit?

Commenter

Vacqueyras

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:13PM

Did Flint hold one around the dining room table?

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:13PM

Could it be Alan Jones did a radio poll? Maybe it was Prof Flint doing a "water cooler" pole or maybe this is a big fat fib.

Commenter

Neil (not on radio) Mitchell

Location

Melbourne

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:12PM

What a shame, Sarah Ferguson wasn't there?

Commenter

His most Excellent Pen of hypocrisy

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:42AM

We have Sarah of Carnegie standing in!

Commenter

Whyalla Wipeout

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:59AM

Thanks WW. My invitation must have been lost in the post.

Commenter

Sarah of Carnegie

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:24PM

11.36am. Do we have any published examples of Cosgroves 'sense of humour' in Fairfax? I'd be interested is seeing any 'quirkiness' that makes him as human as us (non-titled masses).

Commenter

Jump

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:39AM

If only Diana could have been there?

Commenter

His most Excellent Pen of hypocrisy

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:36AM

There in spirit

Commenter

Llama Farma

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:52PM

King Abbott forgot to knight him with his sword darn it I new I forgot something this morning arise Sir Sheriff.

Commenter

oldfella67

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:33AM

It's a happy bipartisan day where we swear in a new representative to the head of state. I do not understand all the negative comments today. Lighten up Sooks it's Friday. :)

Commenter

Cwitty

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:28AM

For me, the light won't shine until we step towards my nature-loving, progressive vision for our country, rather than another (and yet another etc) step away.

Commenter

Passionfruit

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:05PM

Negative? Perhaps you're just a half-glass-empty sort of person?

Commenter

Jump

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:08PM

"lighten up sooks" Will you lighten up on the LNP bashing, we know they are learning to govern but give the amateurs a break! Soon Pyne will grow up and start using adult words.

Commenter

Get Real

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:24PM

Does Cosgrove's religious affiliations have anything to do with his appointment?

Commenter

Helen

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:27AM

There's an old saying "You can't buy style"Could Peta please teach the PM how to sit with decorum when attending stately occasions (more obvious in the live broadcast than the pics).If Madame Speaker assumed a similar posture all hell would break loose, and rightly so. Dignity costs nothing.

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:21AM

Yeah, the commies would claim bias

Commenter

Llama Farma

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:53PM

Llama you obviously did not 'get' the posture I am referring to. it's not the first time I've noticed his undignified "look". if a woman, any woman sat as such- there would be national outrage. i'm no way old fashioned but one should be dignified, especially given the circumstance.Not sure what it has to do with "commies".

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:20PM

Cant beleive he didnt wear his service medals..dissapointing,

Commenter

fred

Location

freo

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:16AM

I initially thought you were referring to Aboat, not turning up in his Lycra or Budgies.

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:11PM

careful ACG - you'll get christielle in a lather

Commenter

rod steiger

Location

toukley

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:44PM

I am actually surprised he did not wear his uniform with his medals ...

Commenter

Gary

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:52PM

Rod, I heard she's too busy wallpapering the house with said pics to be commenting.4 bedroom house, but she's nearly completed the task.

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:13PM

So we don't want a republic where the politicians have any influence in the choice of the candidates, but we are happy with the PM personally picking the person who represents us to a foreign head of state? I just don't get this I really don't.

Commenter

shemp

Location

melb

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:14AM

i'm not happy with it. Ironic though how the two are compared via selection criteria.Viva la Republic!

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:34AM

They vey rarely get it wrong though. They are usually good people.

Commenter

j Walker

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:48AM

Very good observation shemp! One of the reasons I voted for the 1999 model was that a bipartisan choice seemed much better to me.

Commenter

Passionfruit

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:52AM

"So help me god"....do as I say not as I do.

Commenter

small i please

Location

?

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:04AM

It's good to see the lady on left is there as the beacon of democracy and fair play. Just the person to have at such a ceremony.

Commenter

Pen of hrba

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:00AM

you old cynic

Commenter

rod steiger

Location

toukley

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:28AM

Haven't we got more important things than recognising the recognised? He has not done a fraction as much as the average Salvation Army person I see doing good for the most need for a pittance.

Commenter

Gavin S

Location

Bundanoon NSW

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 10:56AM

yes, but privilege begets privilege. Your average Salvo will not get recognition in this life

Commenter

rod steiger

Location

toukley

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:26AM

Hockit earns his nickname. Let's hock the country to the global corps.

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 10:52AM

Her Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth the 2nd of Pall Mall in the Borough of London signs up His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd).Err, how exactly does this stop the two packs of hyena’s otherwise known as the Coalition and Labor making fools of the Australian public in the eyes of the world?

Commenter

His Excellency The Right Honourable Pen of hrba

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 10:51AM

Hyenas - I like that Pen. Very apt.

Commenter

Jump

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:11AM

Tell me His Excellency do you think our three top blokes are already knights of another order? You're an expert on such matters.i have a sneaking suspicion.

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:51PM

You have to wonder if a paranoid Abbott fears dismissal by the GG? Why give them BOTH honors at this point? Why not give Cosgrove his when he finishes up?

Commenter

hmmm

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 10:51AM

I just can't understand why the PM has a very big say in the GG. Even more silly than the winning side choosing the Speaker.

Commenter

Passionfruit

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:56AM

Does he still get paid his army pension while he is getting paid a large of tax free dollars off the government.

Really isn't it time to get rid of the royal family?

Commenter

Kellybellyfonte

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 10:49AM

You seem so ignorant of history....Oliver Cromwell trued what you suggested, and look what the outcome was

Commenter

Jack

Location

Dublin

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:18AM

He does, but he's asked that his GG salary be reduced by the same amount.

Also, getting rid of the royal family would not remove the need to have a Head of State (or the need to pay them). So I'm not sure what your second point is about...

Commenter

I'm not giving my name to a damn machine!

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:37AM

Jack, the outcome was Charles II, followed by James II, who was forced to flee the country and was replaced by a constitutional monarch in the Glorious Revolution, resulting in Britain leading the world in moving away from autocratic divinely imposed rule to democratic change.

The English Civil War might have been painful, but not a bad outcome for the country. Sadly neither the Commonwealth nor the Crown did much good for the Irish, but that is a different story.

Commenter

Whyalla Wipeout

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:58AM

Did Bryce receive her pension from being Governor of Queensland while she was GG? Or is it only conservatives that you are concerned with?

Commenter

Pragmatic prince

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:12PM

Silver plated nonsense.

Commenter

Sir Frederick Nerk

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 10:48AM

After a long last of having the Labor appointed republican, camouflaged in the Queen's flag, finally we have a person of a proper standing for the GG job.Congratulations to Mr Cosgrove!!

Knights & Dames & now a Governor General swearing allegiance to a foreigner. Enough to make the average person want to throw up !!Australia's great retrograde step back to the 50's.Great moves for the republican movement though !

Commenter

Lefty

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:14PM

The rise and rise of ultra-conservatism in Australia

Commenter

Sam

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 10:43AM

Another reason to bring out the made in the Middle East crockery. Whatever did happen to Xenophon and Madigan's Australian made 'set' and their threat to dump on the PMs doorstep.

A rather expensive week given our Budget Emergency.

Least the Senate will be orderly and interesting unlike the House.

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 10:28AM

I certainly hope so, a country girl. This week has been a total nightmare in the HoR !

Commenter

Jump

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 10:44AM

A country gal, Xenophon and Madigan are just like Sen. Milne's useless mob, good for stunts but nothing else.

Commenter

Thepres

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:04AM

pres, so you miss the issue. Do you approve of our official crockery being manufactured OS. Besides if you work out the timing it was probably ordered during Labor's time.I strongly believe institutions such as PH should support Australian Artisans, Trades and Manufacturing in it's furnishings, equipment etc wholeheartedly.That is my point.

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:18PM

It would be pretty difficult to find an Australian and I mean real Australian artisan making crockery in Australia considering anything to do with art or music has to just struggle along on their own.

Commenter

Amro

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:30PM

Amro Xenophon and Madigan did exactly that, sourced an Aussie co and spent approx $40k in the process to prove a point.Parliament refuses to use it, hence Xenophon in fine Greek plate smashing tradition proposed to dump it.

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 1:29PM

I hope he brings dignity and respect to his position and Australia (G*d knows we need a bit of a hand at the moment).

Commenter

Jump

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 10:24AM

Well he was well respected in his role in the Army. I can't see why he won't demonstrate the same characteristics.

Commenter

Sarah of Carnegie

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 10:51AM

Sure, I wish him well in his role.However, others who have entered the political realm have had 'a decent past history' - and it hasn't always held true that they 'remained' decent. I'd rather not accept everything in politics at face value.

Commenter

Jump

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:08AM

He's still acting like a military man, Abbotts beside himself he'll now be more comfortable with a man in the job.

Commenter

Amro

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:18PM

@jump, it's not a political realm, it's a ceremonial realm. Leave politics out of it.

Commenter

Llama Farma

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:46PM

So I take it he is not yet Sir Peter? Is there a dubbing ceremony. Is it on hold until Price William hits our shores?As this is an Australian honour, it should be an Australian but a GG can't dub him or hermself. What about an existing knight? I nominate Dame Edna or Sir Les? Are they available?

Commenter

stvek

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 10:14AM

Maybe the GG can dub himself. It could be the worlds first ever Knight Selfie.

Commenter

Cwitty

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 10:35AM

As long as it's not a drubbing by Madame Speaker.

Commenter

A country gal

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 10:47AM

I think Emporer Napoleon came close when he snatched the crown at his coronation

Commenter

rod steiger

Location

toukley

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 11:25AM

Upon taking the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office his Knighthood was automatic. When he makes his first trip to visit HM The Queen he will be 'invested' with the insignia. He will also probably be made Knight of the Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem which is usually the case for a Governor or Governor General

Commenter

Gary

Location

Sydney

Date and time

March 28, 2014, 12:58PM

Is it PC to speak of the GG using initials? Should we initialise that title? HEGHSP AK MC (ret). Or can we just call him Pete?